Bahrain
Compared with Malaysia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Malaysia = 1×
Bahrain
vs
Malaysia
Overall verdict
Bahrain is about 0.86× Malaysia.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Malaysia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Malaysia. A bar running right means Bahrain is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Malaysia
Malaysia = 1×
Bahrain is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Bahrain, Big Mac costs 1.4× what it does in Malaysia — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.41Bahrain
MYR 19.36
BHD 1.8Malaysia
MYR 13.75
MYR 13.75
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.96Bahrain
MYR 0.19
USD 0.048Malaysia
MYR 0.20
USD 0.05
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.78Bahrain
MYR 2.68
USD 0.655Malaysia
MYR 3.42
USD 0.836
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.61Bahrain
MYR 2.49
USD 0.607Malaysia
MYR 4.07
USD 0.995
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.45Bahrain
MYR 0.05
USD 0.013Malaysia
MYR 0.12
USD 0.029
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+20%
in BHD
1.5 → 1.8
1.5 → 1.8
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+15%
in MYR
It rose 20% in local currency, but 15% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Bahrain's inflation.
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